Listen to me / Ntheetse

Short Bio

Christophe Fellay is a sound artist living and working in Switzerland

Christophe Fellay (*1966) is sound artist, musician, composer, performer and improviser. He has presented interdisciplinary works, sound installations and performances on several continents, and has composed sound works and music for ensembles, solo instruments, radio, theatre, film, video, choreography and performance art. His work has been presented internationally in London (ICA, Kings Place, London Jazz Festival), Edinburgh (Fringe Festival, University of Edinburgh), Cambridge University, Paris (CCS, Eglise St Merry), Montreux Jazz Festival (Miles Davis Hall), Copenhagen (Christians Kirke), Zurich (Kunstmuseum, OTO Museum, Walcheturm), Geneva, Basel (Gare du Nord), Bern (Dampfzentrale), New York (601 Artspace), San Francisco (Exploratorium, Swissnex), Seattle (1412), Atlanta Music Festival, Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Johannesburg (JAG, Center For The Less Good Idea, Nirox Foundation), Pretoria University, Cape Town (Mahogani Room) and Windhoek.

Christophe Fellay holds a PhD in Art, Music and Performance from the Brunel University, London, and is associate professor, researcher and head of Sound Dpt. at EDHEA (University of the arts) HES-SO in Switzerland. His research and artistic interests focus on indisciplinarity, improvisation, active listening, acoustic phenomena, space, sound and architecture, documentation and archiving, soundscape ecology, digital art and participatory art. In his performance research, he is particularly interested in the interaction between gesture, movement and sound.

LISTEN TO ME / NTHEETSE

6 July 2025 3pm Sculpture Park Nirox Foundation, Johannesburg, South Africa

“Listen To Me” is an innovative artistic project focused on creatively addressing the water issues in the Cradle of Humankind valley.

This project employs artistic strategies to amplify the voice of water and its environment. By beginning with active listening, the project seeks to understand the needs and develop artistic methodologies to give water a voice, thereby fostering a dynamic and engaging sonic and musical dialogue.

Choreographer and dancer Thulisile Binda will enhance this dialogue with her physical and musical presence. The final performance will blend underwater recordings, amplified water percussion, music, dance, voice, and electronics.

Additionally, it will feature artistic contributions from the valley’s vibrant young artistic community, by highlighting the often unseen and overlooked realities of the area.